A severe weather episode broke out across much of west central Texas on the evening of the 31st when a strong upper level disturbance over New Mexico moved out across the south plains of Texas. Although numerous severe thunderstorms occurred, there were two long lasting supercell thunderstorms that moved across portions of West Central Texas. One storm developed over Mitchell County. The storm then split and the south moving storm moved across northeast Sterling County, western Coke County, eastern Tom Green County and into Menard County. This storm produced several tornadoes along its path along with numerous hail reports greater that golf ball size throughout its lifetime. Another supercell developed over Knox County then moved south across Haskell, Jones and Taylor counties before dissipating in central Taylor County. Although no tornadoes were reported with this storm, a few funnel clouds were spotted just to the north of Abilene and near Dyess Airforce Base. This storm also produced very large hail greater than golf balls along its entire path. A bow echo also moved across Haskell and Throckmorton Counties producing 60 to 70 mph winds. Also of note, the town of Robert Lee was struck three times by severe thunderstorms. The last severe thunderstorm produced softball size hail and winds to 87 mph. This severe weather episode also carried over into the first of June across the Northwest Hill Country.

Hail in TOM GREEN, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 21:41:00 to 31-MAY-05 21:50:00 (CST)
Location: WALL
Magnitude: 2.75 
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

The hail shaft with the supercell thunderstorm was producing damaging hail near the Wall community.

Hail in MCCULLOCH, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 23:20:00 to 31-MAY-05 23:20:00 (CST)
Location: DOOLE
Magnitude: 1.50 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Tornado in TOM GREEN, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 22:10:00 to 31-MAY-05 22:16:00 (CST)
Location: SAN ANGELO
Tornado F-scale: F0
Property damage: 8K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

The supercell thunderstorm re-organized well to the southeast of San Angelo over ranchland in southern Tom Green County. After a probing investigation by Weather Service employees, a rancher reported another tornado track. Damage was limited to mostly vegetation.

Hail in RUNNELS, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 22:15:00 to 31-MAY-05 22:15:00 (CST)
Location: HATCHEL
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Tornado in MENARD, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 22:55:00 to 31-MAY-05 22:57:00 (CST)
Location: FT MCKAVETT
Tornado F-scale: F0
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

The supercell thunderstorm had now moved into northwestern Menard County. The storm produced its final known tornado just northeast of Fort McKavett at the Sol Mayer Boy Scout Camp. The tornado destroyed one out building and damaged the roofs on a couple of other buildings.

Hail in TOM GREEN, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 22:55:00 to 31-MAY-05 22:55:00 (CST)
Location: ORIENT
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Hail in CONCHO, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 23:00:00 to 31-MAY-05 23:00:00 (CST)
Location: MILLERSVIEW
Magnitude: 2.50 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Thunderstorm Wind in RUNNELS, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 23:00:00 to 31-MAY-05 23:00:00 (CST)
Location: MILES
Magnitude: 60.87 EG
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD

Hail in MENARD, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 23:20:00 to 31-MAY-05 23:20:00 (CST)
Location: FT MCKAVETT
Magnitude: 1.25 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Hail in NOLAN, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 21:48:00 to 31-MAY-05 21:48:00 (CST)
Location: CHAMPION
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

Hail in TOM GREEN, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 21:49:00 to 31-MAY-05 21:49:00 (CST)
Location: SAN ANGELO
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Thunderstorm Wind in CALLAHAN, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 21:54:00 to 31-MAY-05 21:54:00 (CST)
Location: CLYDE
Magnitude: 52.17 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Tornado in STERLING, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 19:48:00 to 31-MAY-05 19:52:00 (CST)
Location: STERLING CITY
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

An off duty NWS employee was able to capture this tornado on video using a zoom lens.

Thunderstorm Wind in COKE, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 22:30:00 to 31-MAY-05 22:30:00 (CST)
Location: ROBERT LEE
Magnitude: 76 MG
Reported by: GOVT OFFICIAL

Hail in TOM GREEN, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 21:57:00 to 31-MAY-05 21:57:00 (CST)
Location: SAN ANGELO
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

Flash Flood in TAYLOR, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 21:57:00 to 31-MAY-05 22:57:00 (CST)
Location: ABILENE
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Significant street flooding was reported in Abilene.

Hail in TOM GREEN, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 22:18:00 to 31-MAY-05 22:25:00 (CST)
Location: SAN ANGELO MATHIS FL
Magnitude: 1.50 
Property damage: 8K
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Another severe thunderstorm developed over the southern portion of San Angelo in the wake of the super cell that moved through the area. This thunderstorm produced hail at the Weather Service Office for several minutes causing minor damage to vehicles.

Hail in TOM GREEN, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 22:28:00 to 31-MAY-05 22:28:00 (CST)
Location: CHRISTOVAL
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Hail in TOM GREEN, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 21:50:00 to 31-MAY-05 23:00:00 (CST)
Location: SAN ANGELO
Magnitude: 4.00 
Property damage: 30K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Hail greater than golfball size and as large as Grapefruit fell on a ranch house for over an hour. Two different severe thunderstorm cores moved over the same location and caused the continuous hail. The ranch house received significant damage.

Hail in COKE, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 20:50:00 to 31-MAY-05 20:50:00 (CST)
Location: SANCO
Magnitude: 2.50 
Property damage: 8K
Reported by: STORM CHASER

The hail damaged vehicles.

Hail in JONES, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 20:15:00 to 31-MAY-05 20:20:00 (CST)
Location: NEINDA
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

Hail covered the ground.

Hail in JONES, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 20:54:00 to 31-MAY-05 21:00:00 (CST)
Location: NOODLE
Magnitude: 2.75 
Property damage: 15K
Crop damage: 20K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

The hail damaged roofs on homes and shredded wheat crops.

Hail in TAYLOR, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 21:32:00 to 31-MAY-05 21:32:00 (CST)
Location: ABILENE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

This a continuation of hail from the supercell thunderstorm just to the west of Abilene. The storm is had weakened at this time.

Hail in FISHER, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 20:14:00 to 31-MAY-05 20:14:00 (CST)
Location: ROBY
Magnitude: 0.75 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Hail in JONES, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 20:49:00 to 31-MAY-05 20:49:00 (CST)
Location: HAWLEY
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Thunderstorm Wind in THROCKMORTON, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 20:50:00 to 31-MAY-05 20:50:00 (CST)
Location: THROCKMORTON
Magnitude: 60.87 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in TAYLOR, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 21:19:00 to 31-MAY-05 21:40:00 (CST)
Location: TYE
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

Hail from a supercell thunderstorm fell on the community of Tye for several minutes.

Hail in STERLING, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 19:30:00 to 31-MAY-05 19:30:00 (CST)
Location: STERLING CITY
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)

Hail in COKE, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 21:21:00 to 31-MAY-05 21:21:00 (CST)
Location: ROBERT LEE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

The third severe thunderstorm to affect Robert Lee this day dropped quarter size hail.

Hail in TOM GREEN, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 21:23:00 to 31-MAY-05 21:25:00 (CST)
Location: SAN ANGELO
Magnitude: 2.75 
Property damage: 30K
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Large hail up to baseball size cut a swath from the northeast sections of San Angelo to the east side of San Angelo. This hail was from the main supercell that barely missed the downtown area of San Angelo.

Hail in FISHER, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 20:49:00 to 31-MAY-05 20:49:00 (CST)
Location: LONGWORTH
Magnitude: 0.88 
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Thunderstorm Wind in THROCKMORTON, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 21:10:00 to 31-MAY-05 21:10:00 (CST)
Location: THROCKMORTON
Magnitude: 60.87 EG
Property damage: 30K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

A mobile home was totaled when it was ripped by thunderstorm winds.

Hail in TAYLOR, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 21:24:00 to 31-MAY-05 21:24:00 (CST)
Location: ABILENE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

Tornado in STERLING, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 19:35:00 to 31-MAY-05 19:36:00 (CST)
Location: STERLING CITY
Tornado F-scale: F0
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Tornado was seen from Coke County looking west with no damage noted.

Hail in TOM GREEN, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 21:13:00 to 31-MAY-05 21:15:00 (CST)
Location: SAN ANGELO
Magnitude: 1.25 
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

A supercell thunderstorm that started just to the north of Sterling County around 830 PM CDT moved to the southeast and was beginning to enter the northern portions of San Angelo.

Hail in COKE, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 21:21:00 to 31-MAY-05 21:21:00 (CST)
Location: ROBERT LEE
Magnitude: 2.50 
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in JONES, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 20:01:00 to 31-MAY-05 20:05:00 (CST)
Location: HAMLIN
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 20K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in COKE, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 20:08:00 to 31-MAY-05 20:08:00 (CST)
Location: EDITH
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

Tornado in TOM GREEN, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 21:37:00 to 31-MAY-05 21:42:00 (CST)
Location: SAN ANGELO
Tornado F-scale: F1
Property damage: 100K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

Just after the first tornado dissipated another tornado developed developed just to the south southeast of where the first tornado dissipated. Some damage was noted to homes, telephone poles and signs.

Hail in COKE, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 22:30:00 to 31-MAY-05 22:30:00 (CST)
Location: ROBERT LEE
Magnitude: 0.76 
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD

A wind gust also occurred in conjunction with the soft ball size hail.

Thunderstorm Wind in HASKELL, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 20:32:00 to 31-MAY-05 20:32:00 (CST)
Location: RULE
Magnitude: 52.17 EG
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Tornado in TOM GREEN, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 21:32:00 to 31-MAY-05 21:37:00 (CST)
Location: SAN ANGELO
Tornado F-scale: F1
Property damage: 300K
Reported by: NWS STORM SURVEY

As the supercell thunderstorm started to move just to the east of San Angelo, it became better organized and was able to produce a tornado just off of loop 306 southeast of San Angelo. Two mobile homes were damaged, and two grain elevators received substantial damage.

Hail in COKE, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 22:30:00 to 31-MAY-05 22:30:00 (CST)
Location: ROBERT LEE
Magnitude: 4.25 
Property damage: 30K
Reported by: FIRE DEPT/RESCUE SQUAD

The final severe thunderstorm for the evening developed just to the north of Robert Lee. This thunderstorm maxed out right over Robert Lee producing soft ball size hail and winds to 87 mph. This produced significant damage to vehicles and some houses.

Hail in RUNNELS, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 22:30:00 to 31-MAY-05 22:30:00 (CST)
Location: BALLINGER
Magnitude: 1.75 
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

Thunderstorm Wind in TOM GREEN, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 21:08:00 to 31-MAY-05 21:08:00 (CST)
Location: SAN ANGELO
Magnitude: 52.17 EG
Reported by: AMATEUR RADIO

Hail in COKE, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 21:05:00 to 31-MAY-05 21:10:00 (CST)
Location: ROBERT LEE
Magnitude: 1.75 
Property damage: 5K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Hail in TOM GREEN, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 21:27:00 to 31-MAY-05 21:28:00 (CST)
Location: SAN ANGELO
Magnitude: 2.75 
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

This is a continuation of the large hail swath from the super cell thunderstorm moving just to the east of San Angelo. These reports were from just north of the Goodfellow Airforce Base.

Thunderstorm Wind in HASKELL, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 20:19:00 to 31-MAY-05 20:19:00 (CST)
Location: ROCHESTER
Magnitude: 60.87 MG
Property damage: 9K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

Hail in TAYLOR, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 21:32:00 to 31-MAY-05 21:32:00 (CST)
Location: TYE
Magnitude: 2.50 
Property damage: 25K
Reported by: BROADCAST MEDIA

The large hail at Tye maxed out in size at this time. Damage consisted mostly of dents on cars.

Hail in JONES, TEXAS
From 31-MAY-05 20:25:00 to 31-MAY-05 20:25:00 (CST)
Location: ANSON
Magnitude: 2.50 
Property damage: 10K
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT

The hail busted out car windows just to the west of Anson.